Even people who【B1】just a few hours a week on the Internet【B2】more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less【B3】, the two-year study showed. And it wasn't that people who were already feeling【B4】spent more time on the Internet, but the using the Net actually【B5】to cause the bad feelings.
Researchers are puzzling over the results,【B6】were completely contrary to their【B7】. They expected that the Net would prove socially【B8】than television, since the Net【B9】users to choose their information and to【B10】with others.
The fact that Internet use has【B11】time available for family and friends may【B12】for the drop in well-being,【B13】hypothesized(假设). Faceless, bodiless virtual communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual【B14】, and the relationships formed through it may be【B15】. Another possibility is that exposure【B16】the wider world via the Net makes users【B17】satisfied with their lives.
"But it's important to remember this is not about the technology itself; it's about【B18】it is used," says psychologist Christine Riley of Intel, one of the study's sponsors. It really points to the need for considering social【B19】in terms of how you design applications and services【B20】technology.
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A. took
B. spent
C. cost
D. paid
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听力原文: Kids are going all over the world without ever leaving their school. They are using their computers. A school in California could be the most wired school in America. They ate wired to the Internet through their computers.
Thirty students are able to use the Internet every day. The kids are between the grades of kindergarten and fifth grade. The teacher says that it is hard to get them away from the computers. They do not even want to take a rest.
The Internet has opened the world to many people. Now students can go to any library on earth. They can get information. They can visit a child in another country.
Laura Bacon likes to visit with other students. She's going to Peggy's page. Peggy is a school student in London, England. She put her own home page on the Internet. It includes pictures of Peggy, her school, her mom, dad and friends. You can send her mail, too.
A scientist helped to wire the school, He says, "Here is a plan to connect 12 thousand California schools to the Internet."
Wiring schools in California can cost a lot of money. It needs to be done by volunteer effort or schools will not be able to afford it. They think that it will cost as much as fifty billion dollars.
Some people say that the money should be spent on teachers instead of computers. Some people say that it would be worth it to wire all of classrooms.
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A school in California.
B. A student in London.
C. Home page on the Internet.
D. Computers in the classroom.
A.A scientist will help to wire all the schools.B.It can be very expensive.C.It is not
A scientist will help to wire all the schools.
B. It can be very expensive.
C. It is not easy to do so.
D. Technical problems are still not solved.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
听力原文: Marco Polo was 17 years old when he set out on the most famous journey in history. In 1271 he left Italy with his father and his uncle, and he spent more than three years crossing the Middle East and Asia. He wanted to see Mongolian ruler, Kublal Khan.
Marco arrived in China in 1275. The Khan liked him at once, and Marco became an important government official. He traveled all over the country and brought back information for the Khan.
It was 24 years before Marco returned to his home in Venice. When he finally arrived there, his family and friends were surprised to see him again, because everybody thought that he had died many years before.
At first, people did not pay much attention to the stories Marco told. Then, when Venice went to war with Genoa, Marco joined the Navy. He was caught by the enemy, and put into jail. While he was there, he told his stories to his fellow prisoners to pass the time. One of the prisoners was a writer called Rustichello, and he wrote down Marco's adventures in a book. This book is called "The Travel of Marco Polo", and it is still famous today.
Marco did not make any more journeys after his book was published, but he dreamed that one day he would returned to China. Almost seven centuries later, his dream came true. In the 1980s, the historical film "Marco Polo", made by a Sino-Italian team, brought Marco to meet Chinese audience.
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A. Marco was 15 years old when be set out on his first journey.
B. Marco left Italy with his sister and brother.
C. Marco wanted to become the Mongolian ruler.
D. Marco was appointed an important official by Khan.
A.It builds new oil facilities.B.It pays back to its citizens.C.It gives benefits to l
A. It builds new oil facilities.
B. It pays back to its citizens.
C. It gives benefits to large corporations.
D. It pays back to the federal government.